National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Leader in Early Childhood Education Launches New Brand and Transforms Former Prison into Landmark Child Care Center

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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LORTON, Va., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- When Rhian Evans Allvin went looking for just the right location to open her child care company's flagship child care center, she found inspiration in the unlikeliest of places: a long-closed maximum-security unit of a violent prison complex in the Washington, DC, suburb of Lorton, Virginia.

Key Points: 
  • This month, Brynmor Early Education & Preschool (Brynmor) will welcome families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to new and revolutionary child care center -- built at a site that was once a prison.
  • "Conventional wisdom says you can't simultaneously offer top-quality early childhood centers to families of all incomes, and pay highly qualified early childhood educators dignifying, livable wages," said Rhian Evans Allvin.
  • "Conventional wisdom also says you can't convert a maximum-security prison unit into a child-friendly, high-quality child care center.
  • This is what families with young children want, and this is what early childhood educators have been asking for."

Growing Crisis in Child Care Focus of Nebraska Conference

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Jim Pillen will provide opening remarks, marking the first time the state’s highest-ranking official will speak at the conference.

Key Points: 
  • Jim Pillen will provide opening remarks, marking the first time the state’s highest-ranking official will speak at the conference.
  • At a time when 91% of counties in Nebraska do not have enough available licensed child care slots to meet current demand and 11 counties lack a single licensed provider, Nebraskans are coming together to help solve a growing child care and economic crisis.
  • “With as many as 80,000 jobs open in Nebraska, our child care crisis is an economic crisis.
  • This year’s event is coordinated and facilitated by the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and sponsored by First Five Nebraska, Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children, the Nebraska Association of School Boards, Nebraska Business Development Center, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, Nebraska Community Foundation, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Nebraska Department of Education, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative, Nebraska Early Learning Connection, Nebraska Economic Developers Association, Nebraska Extension, Panhandle Partnership, Inc., the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, and the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.

Award-Winning 'Get Set for School®' Expands with Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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CABIN JOHN, Md., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, recently expanded its award-winning kindergarten-readiness solution - Get Set for School® - with new lessons and activities for teachers to use with 3-year-old children. Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds® provides guidance, lessons, and activities for adapting the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher's Guide. Because of its effectiveness, Get Set for School was recently named the "Best Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Readiness Solution" in the EdTech Awards.

Key Points: 
  • Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds ® provides guidance, lessons, and activities for adapting the Get Set for School Pre-K Teacher's Guide.
  • This new Learning and Play Resource does just that – it gives teachers materials, program guidance and learning activities they can use with their youngest learners in a formal learning environment.
  • The Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds contains 56 activities that are frequently repeated in Get Set for School lessons.
  • They include:
    The Get Set for School Learning and Play Resource for 3-Year-Olds was developed based on the national and state standards that most young preschoolers should demonstrate by 48 months.

Innovative digital tool equips policymakers with strategies and innovations from all 50 states to advance and strengthen early education and care

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today launched the Zaentz Navigator, an innovative, user-friendly, and interactive digital tool to help policymakers and leaders learn how cities and states across the country are working to structure, finance, expand, and advance early education and care.

Key Points: 
  • Record spending on early education as part of the federal government's broader COVID-19 relief strategy sparked much-needed investments and innovation in child care affordability, accessibility, and quality.
  • States and cities will play a critical role in overcoming these challenges while building stronger, more stable early education systems.
  • To help policymakers and leaders across the nation improve the lives of the young children, families, and educators they serve, the Zaentz Navigator shares early education policy strategies and innovations from all 50 states and select cities.
  • Navigator users can easily find, learn about, and compare how states and cities are structuring, financing, expanding, and advancing early education.

Reycraft Books Celebrates Multiple Award Wins

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading children's trade publisher Reycraft Books is pleased to announce awards recently presented to a number of its titles, bringing the total to 61 just four years after the imprint's launch. From fiction to nonfiction to poetry to humor, these titles exemplify the primary mission with which Reycraft Books was founded: To publish books of interest to all children, including those from traditionally underrepresented communities, created by authors and illustrators from around the globe with unique stories to tell. 

Key Points: 
  • The imprint recently received its 61st award, just four years after its launch.
  • NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading children's trade publisher Reycraft Books is pleased to announce awards recently presented to a number of its titles, bringing the total to 61 just four years after the imprint's launch.
  • From fiction to nonfiction to poetry to humor, these titles exemplify the primary mission with which Reycraft Books was founded: To publish books of interest to all children, including those from traditionally underrepresented communities, created by authors and illustrators from around the globe with unique stories to tell.
  • Since Fall 2022 alone, Reycraft Books has won 25 awards, with several titles receiving as many as four honors.

Online Learning Pioneer Tackles Child Care Workforce Gaps with Stackable Pathway in Early Childhood Education

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- StraighterLine, a creator of affordable, flexible and career-aligned postsecondary courses and credentials, today announced the launch of five new courses designed to create a more accessible pathway to a college degree for early childhood education professionals working to complete their state-required certification.

Key Points: 
  • Even before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated staffing challenges, the nation's childcare programs had long struggled with a shortage of qualified early childhood education and care professionals and high turnover rates.
  • StraighterLine will launch the first three new courses on May 22 including "Foundations of Early Childhood Education," "Early Childhood Development" and "Teaching Students with Exceptionalities.
  • StraighterLine acquired CCEI in 2022 with the goal of expanding its course offerings beyond general education courses, and providing training and credentials for early childhood education professionals.
  • To learn more about StraighterLine's new early childhood education course offerings, visit https://offers.cceionline.com/earlychildcare .

Learning Without Tears Scores Big in 2023 EdTech Awards

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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CABIN JOHN, Md., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, is now among EdTech's best and brightest, following the announcement of this year's EdTech "Cool Tool" Awards. The company had a particularly strong showing in the 2023 EdTech Awards, where its Phonics, Reading, and Me™ was a finalist in the Literacy/Reading Solution category and the company's Get Set for School® won its category and was named the "Best Early Childhood/Kindergarten-Readiness Solution." Adding to an already-strong showing, Learning Without Tears was also recognized as a company "Setting a Trend," where it was named a finalist in the EdTech Trendsetter Awards.

Key Points: 
  • CABIN JOHN, Md., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, is now among EdTech's best and brightest, following the announcement of this year's EdTech "Cool Tool" Awards.
  • " Adding to an already-strong showing, Learning Without Tears was also recognized as a company "Setting a Trend," where it was named a finalist in the EdTech Trendsetter Awards.
  • "We are proud that our learning solutions were recognized as among the best in EdTech," explained Learning Without Tears CEO Terry Nealon.
  • Celebrating its 13th year, the US-based EdTech Awards program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, recognizing the strongest EdTech solutions.

The Goddard School’s Kim Kick Honored as a Franchisee of the Year by International Franchise Association

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Kim Kick, owner of The Goddard School of Orange, CT , as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year.

Key Points: 
  • The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Kim Kick, owner of The Goddard School of Orange, CT , as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year.
  • Kick was honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230302005106/en/
    Kim Kick, owner of The Goddard School of Orange, CT. (Photo: Busines Wire)
    The Goddard School of Orange is one of more than 600 locations in The Goddard School franchise system , the nation’s leading provider of premier early childhood education programs.
  • Kick opened The Goddard School of Orange in 2006 with her father after 10 years of teaching at the elementary level.

Boards of Hershey Trust Company and Milton Hershey School Elect Three New Directors and Managers

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Trust Company (HTC) Board of Directors and the Milton Hershey School (MHS) Board of Managers announced today the recent election of three new Directors/Managers: Michelle Figlar, Harold Singleton III and Jason Wolfe.

Key Points: 
  • HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Trust Company (HTC) Board of Directors and the Milton Hershey School (MHS) Board of Managers announced today the recent election of three new Directors/Managers: Michelle Figlar, Harold Singleton III and Jason Wolfe.
  • Harold has spent his career leading teams that managed multibillion-dollar investment portfolios and will be immediately helpful in overseeing the management of the Milton Hershey School Trust.
  • Jason brings the unique perspective of an MHS graduate and vast experience as a successful entrepreneur," Koken added.
  • "We look forward to bringing these new talents onto our Boards as we continue to grow Milton Hershey School and Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, while continuing the prudent management of the Milton Hershey School Trust," said Koken.

KinderCare Names Dr. Marquita Davis as New Chief Academic Officer

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Today, KinderCare Learning Companies , a leading provider of early childhood and school-age education and child care, announced Dr. Marquita Furness Davis as the companys new Chief Academic Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Today, KinderCare Learning Companies , a leading provider of early childhood and school-age education and child care, announced Dr. Marquita Furness Davis as the companys new Chief Academic Officer.
  • All children deserve quality educational experiences and I am excited to be a part of a mission driven organization that aligns with this belief, said Dr. Marquita Davis, Chief Academic Officer of KinderCare.
  • In her role as KinderCares Chief Academic Officer, Davis will oversee development of KinderCares high-quality educational programs, educator professional development, quality and accreditation initiatives, research and evaluation, inclusion services, and public policy.
  • Were thrilled to have Dr. Davis join KinderCare as Chief Academic Officer.